Combination sanitary device



May 14, 1940. E. c. BlsHELANY COMBINATION SANITARY DEVICE Filed Feb. l2, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Sheets-Sheetv 2 May 14, 1940. E..c. Blsl-IELANY COMBINATION SANITARY DEVICE Filed Fb. 12, 193e Patented May 14, 1940 UNITED STATES,

coMBIATIoN SANITARY Devious;I I f? Elias C. Bislielany, Brooklyn, Application February 12, lesa-'nevermind'. 190,221' 1 claim. (el. 1l-2er)k I' This invention relates broadly to articles which may be classified as combination smokers stands including spittoons, and has forts object the prol vision of such articles which may be convenient- 5 ly used in homes, hotels, club rooms, hospitals,

and other places. Such a stand made in conformity with the present invention is'attractively ornamental, practically useful, and at the same time sanitary and efcient. l In the accompanying drawings as well as the following description, three different forms of devices showing practical applications of the invention, are set forth. These forms are presented as illustrative applications only, and it is not l desired that they should in any way be interpreted as the only possible forms of application of the invention, nor is it desired to limit the `structure of any or all of these or other possible forms to the specic .details of construction shown 20 or described, excepting as claimed.

Referring briefly to the accompanying draw- 1ngs,

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of one form of the device.

25 Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the same.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the same.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on the Si) line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a front elevational View of a modied form of the device.

Figure 7 is a plan view of the same. Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view taken on the 35 line 8-8 of Figure '7.

Figure 9 is a side elevational view of another modified form of the device.

Figure 10 is a plan view of `the same. Figure 11 is a perspective View of one form of 40 a removable paper lining for the spittoon.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral ID represents an upright hollow housing rotatably mounted on a relatively heavy or weighted base II by means of an upright column or shaft 45 I2. At the base of the housing I ll a plate I3 extends forward therefrom, and is provided with a central rib I4 on its upper surface. A box-like spittoon I5, having a groove in its underside corresponding with the rib I4, is slidably mounted 50 on the plate I3 with the rib I4 registering in the said groove. A cover I6 is hingedly secured to the box I5 and has a rigid upwardly-inclined tongue I1 extending therefrom through an opening in the housing I0 into the latter. The cover II I6 is relatively heavy so that its wieght willtend to keep `it'norrnally closed," and along its lower periphery it is lined with'rubberor the like to seal theV box when'rclosed. 4A spiderl I8is mounted within the housing Ill, through an opening in the centerofwhich'a rod IS'slidably extends. 'l The rod I9 extends upward through an-,opening inthe top "of 'the housing Iandjis' provided with a suitable knob o r handleZIl'.v` A rigid collar 2'I is mounted "on the rod'IS'junder y'the roof of u thehousing "IIJ, and afcoiled spring'22v surrounds l0 the ,ro'df betweenv the collar and -thev spider `I8, tendingv normally to hold the rod I9' in., elevated position. A taprin'gjnose 231s secured to the lo`we`r en'do'f thero'd' I9," and with the latter in elevated position its lower surface rlies flush 15 f against the upper surface of the tongue I1. Depression of the rodI causes lifting of the cover I6, and on release of the pressure on the rod the spring 22 again raises the rod and the cover I6 falls into closed position. If desired, any suitable means for accelerating the closing of the cover may be provided, and the latter is provided with a beveled rubber or felt under periphery 24 lto* soften the impact of closing. A pivoted handle 25 is provided for lifting and carrying the 25 device.

On one side of the housing I0 an opening 21 is provided and pivoted on the lower edge thereof is a door 26 adapted to be swung into horizontal position. An ash tray 28 is screw-thread- 30 ed in the door 28, and a further hinged fiap may be provided on the free end of the door, indented in the form of a pipe bowl or the like, so that when swung into horizontal position a pipe may be laid thereon. Diametrically opposite the opening 21 another opening 29 is provided in the housing IU, in which a vertically hinged barrelshaped door 30 is mounted, within which matches or match boxes or cigarets may be stood upright.

In the back of the housing I0, between the above- 40 mentioned openings, a third opening is provided',

in which a door or the like 3| is either hinged or snapped, and the member 3l may be provided on its inside with means for holding cigarets therein, in the manner of a cigaret case.

The box I5 is provided with pivoted hooks 32 adapted to engage pins 33 on the lower housing I0, to releasably retain the box on the base I3. In

Figure 11 is shown a sanitary paper container adapted to be removably placed in the box I5.

This comprises a box-shaped body 34 open at the top. Intermediate opposite sides of the body 34,

on the outer surface, a band 35 is attached at its upper and lower ends, leaving a space between the band and the body side between these extremities. A frame 36 having a cross-bar 31 near its lower end, is slidably mounted on the band 35 by passing the band upward between the lower end of the frame and the cross bar 31, that is, through the slot between these members. Normally, when the container is in the spittoon, the frames 36 are in pushed down position, and to remove the container the frames are lifted so that they rst rise slidably on the body until the bars 31 reach the upper attached ends of the bands35, after which further lifting of the frames results in lifting the container from the spittoon. In the form shown in Figures 6, '7 and 8, which is more suitable for household use, and which may also be applied in modified form for use in railroad cars to be mounted between windows, the housing 38 has a set-back roof 39 on which 'a box 4U, similar to the box I5, is similarly mounted. The cover of this box is also provided with a projection 43 which is engageable by the nose 42 on the vertically slidable rod 4'| At its lower end the latter has a pedal 44 projecting through a slot in the housing. Operation of the opening and closing of the cover 45 of the box 40 by the pedal 44, is obvious. In the lower portion of the hous ing 38 a drawer 46 is, mounted, into the top of which the tube 41, leading down from the ash receptacle, empties. j

In the form shown in Figures 9 and 10, the housing 48 is tubular and the spittoon 49 is mounted in the base 50. The cover is operated by the knob 52 inthe same manner as the rstdescribed `form.` Two complementary semi-cirf cular ash trays 53 are set in the top opening of the column 48, surrounding the stem of the knob 52, and they may be removed simply by lifting them and their contents emptied into said opening so that they will fall into the spittoon 49.

Obviously, the objects of this invention may be obtained in other and additional modifications in form and structure, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

In any or all of the forms shown, any suitable means may be provided to keep the cover-lifting mechanism locked releasably when in depressed position, that is, when the cover is raised, to facilitate removal of the spittoon for cleaning.

I claim:

A device `of the class described comprising an upright housing having a set-back step-like roof forming a right-angle recess thereon, a base having said housing mounted thereon, a vertical rod slidably mounted in said housing, a spittoon removably mounted on said roof in said recess, a cover hingedly attached to said spittoon and having a tongue projecting into said housing, a nose on said rod near the upper end thereof, resilient means for urging said rod upward, a collar on said rod adapted to engage the roof of the housing adjacent said recess to serve as an upper limit stop, said tongue normally lying against said nose, depression of said rod causing said nose to force said tongue downward and to lift said cover, said rod having an extension passing through said housing adapted to be acted upon to depress said rod.

ELIAS CH. BISHELANY. 

